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Freya Hodgson

Paramedic issues ‘milk choking’ warning to parents - signs to watch out for

Feeding time provides parents with the chance to bond with their baby, and also gives them a few minutes of peace and quiet.

But a paramedic has warned parents about the dangers of ‘milk choking’, a term otherwise known as aspiration.

This occurs when something accidentally enters the airway tube and travels down to the lungs instead of entering the food tube and travelling down to the stomach.

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